I mentioned earlier that we got our church invites done by a graphic designer on etsy.com too. It was a pretty painless affair, we had a few email correspondences, and it was done. Here’s a sneak preview (since you all will be getting the card, I thought I’d leave the surprise for then) -
It involves this little guy:
- Carol
I love packages but something that came in the mail recently was extra special.
It came all the way from the US and was bundled up in many layers ( a huge relief actually).
So I carefully peeled at the layers, and this emerged:
The retro packaging was enough to bowl me over: the small brown box, the string, rubber stamped name and cute greeting card.
Inside it was string messily arranged to look like a bird’s nest….
Until you take it all away, and get … this:
Our beautiful ring dish.
To see more of where it came from, you can go to here: http://www.palomasnest.com/
-Carol
All I can say is…. THANK GOD FOR ETSY!!!
It is seriously God’s gift to every girl, and even more so for a bride-to-be!
So far, I’ve bought two items for the wedding from there: the graphic design for the church wedding invites and a beautiful ring dish!
Will post some pix soon of them. 
So if you have the time, do check out: www.etsy.com
It’s da best!!
- Carol
Well, not just yet.
But here’s a preview of our rings and possibly, our cake topper
Happy weekend.
-Carol
Well, actually we were two a few days back on Nov 28.
He claims it was at the exact time of 12.45am in 2007 that he asked me to be his girlfriend, a fact which I couldn’t remember, and which I promptly got chided for.
But what I do remember was that we were at the seats along the waterfront, facing the Singapore River and the CBD skyline.
I had just returned from covering the tragic dragonboating incident in Cambodia. He had been a very firm support for me through the assignment; it was my first overseas one and he was such a firm support, keeping in touch via msn and smses, to make sure I was doing fine.
I remember he took me to watch Enchanted that night. For those who did not watch it, it was a Disney fairy tale with a twist, but yes, it still had its happy ending.What a perfect movie annit? Not only to take my mind off the tragedy, but a nice opener to our relationship too.
He was pretty formal about it when it came to that 12.45am moment (he actually asked me formally if I wanted to be his girlfriend)… and I remember thinking what a gentleman he was, and if this was the way things were starting out for us, it could only get better.
Well, indeed it has, and I hope, God willing, that it will continue to be the case.
Happy anniversary my darling.
- Carol
Each day, I type words and craft sentences. Somehow, I haven’t put any down here, till now. It’s not that I have nothing to say. It’s just that I can’t describe the enormous task ahead of me, and us. Not just with the wedding, but also the life ahead together. I can only hope I can be the best that I can give.
Here we go. The countdown to a life together has begun.
- Weeks
My lovely ladies Ivy, Mish and myself got to talking about the bridesmaid dress over my birthday meetup tonight (thanks dears for the presents) and I’m so happy they agreed with my choice of colour.
Deciding on the colour theme wasn’t easy.
I toyed with many colours; spent nights surfing wedding blogs, looking at what other brides chose.
Initially, my mind was fixed on beige but somehow it didn’t feel right.
Then this inspiration board caught my eye; specifically the right picture in the second row:
I knew I had my bridesmaid colour!
Ain’t it just so vibrant? It goes really well with pink peonies too!
Most importantly, I think all seven of you will look stunning!
Viv recently showed me another pic too of bridesmaids in red at a wedding here.
Gorgeous eh?
Now all I need is a good tailor !
- Carol
Found this ad while surfing wedding blogs today -
So, my fiance and I are getting married in June. He has 8 groomsmen lined up and I only have one bridesmaid. So, I need some girls who are attractive and around my age to stand up in my wedding. You can be single or taken. It doesn’t matter….you just have to be hot. But, not hotter then me. Email me for more information. The wedding will be in Madison and you won’t have to pay for a thing.
Too funny!
But I now think pomander balls may not look the best for the aisles, so we may try this instead, but with different flowers:
Also very pretty
-Carol
Pomander balls I mean, what were you thinking? 
But aren’t they cute????
There are many DIY tutorials on how to make them online, and we are going to try to make them for our wedding.
Cheap + pretty =YAY
- Carol
